Forest Fires Threaten Seattle Area and Towns in Districts
Smoke from forest fires foully darkens Seattle region and nearby towns. Enumclaw faces possible total destruction while Tacoma Centralia Olympia Shelton and Mason County mills endure fires and blackout. Rescue parties ride to protect women and children as crews battle 100 foot timber blazes in Black Hills camps.
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In. Oo
Tacoma
Noos Wriday
Centralia
Narrows
Olympia
Shelton
Mason County
Mitlock
Bordux
Black Hills
Forest Fires Rage Across Oregon and Washington
Fire devastates Douglas and Jackson counties while Tillamook City survives with wind shift. Sixty Springwater residents flee, timber belts burned, one woman killed near Vancouver, another missing with child. Losses run into millions across Chehalis county and surrounding areas as fires spread with no forecast rain.
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Portland
Ore
Tillamook
Douglass
Jackson
Springwater
Vancouver
Cheharles
Washington
Weather Bureau
Mrs Stewart Killed in Alameda Auto Accident
Mrs William Stewart wife of Nevada Senator Stewart was killed when a car swerved to avoid a collision and struck a pole in Alameda California Friday She was taken unconscious to a nearby sanitarium where she died Henry Foote and H R Taylor escaped with minor injuries Taylor a cousin of Frederick Benedict who was crushed to death under his car recently Mrs Stewart had been visiting Mrs Louis Aldich in San Francisco and was formerly Miss Foote daughter of Henry Stewart Foote the governor and US senatorand wife of the Stewart years included several daughters living in New York City
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Nevada
San Francisco
William Stewart
Senator Stewart
Alameda
Cal
Stewart
Henry Foote
W. W. Foote
H.R Taylor
Santa Clara Avenue
Taylor
Foote
Frederick Benedict
Louis Aldich
Miss Foote
Henry Stewart Foote
United States
Stwart
New York City
Forest fires threaten Elma and surrounding mills
Fires rage east of Elma Washington driving refugees into town as seven large mills valued over $500,000 each, with total plant value near 1,000,600, sustain damage. Homes barns and farms burn while ashes rain down and winds drive the blaze.
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Elma
Wash
Forest fires rage across western Washington counties
Raging fires extend from British Columbia to the Columbia river with major blazes in Mason Thurso Chehalis Lewis and surrounding towns. Elma Folsom and other lumber centers threaten destruction of mills homes and livestock while deaths and missing persons are reported across the region near Bridal Veil Mill Plain and Elma area containment remains uncertain.
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Tacoma
Wash
Washington
British Columbia
Columbia River
Mason
Thurso
Chehalis
Lewis
Elma
Folsom
Shelton
Mattock
Black Hills
Bucoda
Rainer
Castle Rock
Portland
Ore
Cascades
California
Bridal Veil
Palmer
Elsie Palmer
Tirkey
Mill Plain
Vancouver
Hendrickson
Colorado Republicans nominate Peabody for governor
Denver reports the state Republican convention nominated James H. Peabody of Fremont for governor. The platform reaffirms allegiance to the Philadelphia platform, mourns President McKinley, endorses the national administration and expresses confidence in President Roosevelt for 1904.
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Denver
Jas. H. Peabody
Freemont
Philadelphia
McKinley
Roosevelt
Hold Up Near Oak Cliff Ends With Arrest
Dallas reports a hold up of S B Taylor driving home from Oak Cliff. He described the assailant as a tall, clean shaven white man about 22 who jumped into the wagon. Taylor discarded $15 during the encounter and investigators say an arrest has been made.
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Dallas
S. EB. Taylor
Oak Cliff
Congressmen Ray Named U S District Judge in New York
Washington September 13 The President appointed Congressman Geo W Ray United States district judge for the northern district of New York replacing Alfred Coxe elevated to the circuit court Ray was Senator Platts candidate Retirement of Ray from the house makes Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin the judiciary committee’s ranking member.
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Kay
Washington
Geo W. Ray
United States
Northern District of
New York
Alfred Coxe
Ray
Platt
Representative Ray
House
Representative Jenkins
Wisconsin
Judiciary Committee
Death of Colonel Garnett In New York Hotel
Colonel John G. Garnett a prominent southerner in New York and West Point graduate was found dead in the Ross hotel from carbolic acid. The body lay in the room for two days before discovery. Born at Wakefield Plantation Virginia he served as colonel of artillery under General Lee.
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New York
John G. Garnett
West Point
Robert E. Lee
Wakefield Plantation
Westland County
Virginia
Ross Hotel
Terrific wind and rain storm hits Terrell no serious damage
Terrell Texas reports a wild storm Thursday night from the southwest at 7 o clock. The wind toppled shade trees and blew down outhouses in scattered locations but no deaths or severe damage occurred in the city or county. Several houses were moved off blocks.
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Terrell
Tex
Moonshiners Battle Ends in Fatal Shootout in Welch
In McDowell county West Virginia on September 13 revenue officers clashed with moonshiners. John J Wooten was killed and John Squire wounded. revenue man Wil Rennijck was seriously injured in the confrontation.
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Omerica
Welch
W. Va
McDowell County
John J. Wooten
John Squire
Wil Rennijck
Demand for Fruit Trees in Denison Area This Fall
Nursery men in Denison Texas report unprecedented orders for Elberta peach trees and apple trees for winter delivery. Thousands of trees will be added to local orchards this winter.
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Denison
Tex
Damages Sought Over Horse Deaths in Dallas Suit
J W Fuller of Van Zandt County petitions in district court for 53500 against Texas and Pacific and Houston East and West Texas Railway companies alleging negligence in killing two race horses and crippling two others in Dallas on September 13.
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Dallas
J. W. Fuller
van Zandt County
Texas and Pacific and
Houston
West Texas
Outlaw Bad Jim Wright Shot by Posse at Bluefields
Sept 13. Notorious outlaw Bad Jim Wright with over twenty murders engaged in a hard fight and was riddled with bullets by a posse near Bluefields.
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Reddled Wich
Bluefields
Bad Jim Wright
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Grand Opera House
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